Regardless of who comes out victorious in the Shohei Ohtani sweepstakes, the question will remain: can he become the first player since Ruth to pull double-duty and make an impact in the big leagues both on the pitcher's mound and at the plate?
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The radiating pain Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera felt in his hips and legs at the plate this season is called radicular pain, or nerve-root pain, resulting from the pressure his herniated disks are putting on his spinal cord. His lack of explosion is the result of a neurological deficit caused by that same pressure. It's scary. It feels like it would threaten a career. But with proper care and a little luck, it won't.
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On Tuesday night, Sept. 19th, Washington Nationals shortstop Trea Turner slid, feet-first, into second base with his 42nd stolen base of the season, breaking a Nationals record set by Alfonso Soriano in 2006. The slide wasn't necessary; his jump was so good, Atlanta Braves catcher Kurt Suzuki never even got off a throw.
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With two outs and runners on first and second in the fifth inning at Citi Field on Thursday night, Mets All-Star outfielder Michael Conforto swung hard through a 95-mph fastball from D-backs left-hander Robbie Ray. Conforto collapsed, grabbing his left shoulder and stayed down for the better part of a minute before being helped off the field by Mets manager Terry Collins and trainer Ray Ramirez. The slow-motion replay of the injury showed Conforto's shoulder moving in an obviously unnatural way beneath the pinstripes of his jersey.
More»Lindsay Berra discusses Conforto's shoulder injury

Two summers ago, French teen Melissa Mayeux, then a shortstop on the French U-18 junior national team, made history when she became the first known female baseball player added to MLB's international registration list, making her eligible to be signed by a Major League organization.
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Josh Stevens, who has committed to play for Division III Huntingdon College in Montgomery, Ala., compiled a 5-1 record, 37 strikeouts and a 3.23 ERA in 56 1/3 innings pitched as a senior. He has a shock of curly blond hair that protrudes from under his cap, an easy and infectious smile and only one arm. Yes, you read that correctly. Stevens has only one arm.
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In 2015, two-time World Series champion pitcher Jake Peavy, along with fellow MLB pitcher Roy Oswalt and NFL quarterback Mark Sanchez, was defrauded of over $15 million in a Ponzi-like investment scheme. Now Peavy is drawing from that experience to help children across America improve their financial literacy.
More»Jake Peavy honors graduates of Focus Forward program

Most lat strains in pitchers occur at the top end of the muscle near the humerus, which is why they are often difficult to diagnose. They are often initially treated as biceps tendinitis or a rotator cuff issue, because physicians don't always recognize that lat strains can create anterior shoulder soreness due to the attachment at the front of the shoulder.
More»Lindsay Berra on difficulty of lat muscle injuries

In the top of the third inning of a March 25 Spring Training game against the Braves in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Mets center fielder Juan Lagares stepped into the batter's box against knuckleballer R.A. Dickey. A few pitches into the at-bat, he fouled a ball off awkwardly and ran down the line as he watched it roll out of play. Lagares grounded out on the next pitch, then he promptly left the game with pain in his left side.
More»Berra breaks down the causes of oblique injuries

There is a first time for everything, and on Thursday night at Citi Field, Major League Baseball will see another first, as the Mets' Matt Harvey takes on the Braves' Jaime Garcia, marking the first time two pitchers who have undergone surgery to correct neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome will face each other in the big leagues.
More» Garcia, Harvey ready to duel in New York